{"slug": "the-advent-of-our-god", "title": "The Advent of Our God", "first_line": "The advent of our God Shall be our theme", "author": "charles-coffin", "author_date": "1736", "translator": "john-chandler", "translator_date": "1837", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Anticipation", "Christmas", "Advent", "Crown", "Darkness, Spiritual"], "scripture": ["Zephaniah 1:14", "Revelation 22:20"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:44; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1905).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "the_advent_of_our_king_our_prayers_must", "total_instances": 57}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The ad -- vent of our God Shall be our theme for prayer Come, let us meet him on the road And place for Him pre -- pare.", "prose": ["The advent of our God", "Shall be our theme for prayer", "Come, let us meet him on the road", "And place for Him prepare."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The ev -- er -- last -- ing Son In -- car -- nate stoops to be, Him -- self the ser -- vant's form puts on To set His peo -- ple free.", "prose": ["The everlasting Son", "Incarnate stoops to be,", "Himself the servant's form puts on", "To set His people free."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Come, Zi -- on's daugh -- ter, rise To meet your low -- ly King, Nor let your faith -- less heart de -- spise The peace He comes to bring.", "prose": ["Come, Zion's daughter, rise", "To meet your lowly King,", "Nor let your faithless heart despise", "The peace He comes to bring."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "As judge, on clouds of light, He soon will come a -- gain And all His scat -- tered saints u -- nite With Him on high to reign.", "prose": ["As judge, on clouds of light,", "He soon will come again", "And all His scattered saints unite", "With Him on high to reign."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Be -- fore the dawn -- ing day Let sin be put to flight; No long -- er let the law hold sway, But walk in free -- dom's light.", "prose": ["Before the dawning day", "Let sin be put to flight;", "No longer let the law hold sway,", "But walk in freedom's light."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}